Chapter 120 121 Hujiacun

Erya looked at Old Man Hu, "My family also suffered from a drought, so grandpa took me to flee to Tongzhou. All the money and food were used up along the way. When I was looking for work, people thought I was too good to eat. Grandpa had bad legs and feet and no one was there. Are willing to use us,"

Erya said dejectedly, "After a few days of hunger, I was really unbearable, so my grandfather took me to Yapo's house to sell myself. We lived there for several months but no one wanted me. Later, my girl took me away. I bought a home with my grandpa, gave us enough to eat, and even treated my grandpa's foot. My grandpa said that people should remember their gratitude and not lose their conscience. You did something wrong. My girl didn't send you to the government office. Why did you go there? I’ll help you. If I don’t help you, don’t blame my girl.”

After hearing this, Old Man Hu felt ashamed and said repeatedly with a red face: "Are we still human beings if we do that? We just want to ask your girl to help. If it doesn't work, we have also planned to go to other places to open up wasteland to make a living."

"It's difficult for you too." Erya said and silently looked at the river and the hills in front.

The mule cart turned a corner along the river and entered a mountain road. The mountain road was just big enough for a mule cart to pass. After descending from the mountain road, it reached a flat place.

Old Man Hu pointed at the puddle in front of him with a nostalgic look in his eyes, "Miss Li, look, this is the field in our village. It looks like this now."

After hearing this, Li Yu stopped the car and got out of the car. He found that it was a piece of flat land in a mountain valley, about two to three hundred acres in size. It was full of rocks and shrubs. Li Yu turned around and saw rows of low grass. The house was built on a mountain beam behind him.

Li Yu glanced at Old Man Hu and said, "Let's go! Let's go see your hillside first."

Several people walked towards the mountain ridge. Li Yu saw that the roadside was full of sorghum, taro, and soybeans. When they reached the mountain ridge, children and villagers gathered around them, looking at Li Yu and Erya curiously.

Li Yu saw that those people were wearing patched clothes. Li Yu glanced at Old Man Hu and thought to himself: It seems that theft did not make the villagers of Hujiacun live a good life, but instead ruined their reputation.

Old man Hu said to Li Yu politely: "Miss Li, must you be tired? Please go inside and sit for a while before going back."

Li Yu shook his head, "I'm not tired. I've been sitting all the way until now, so let's go see the land first!"

"Hu Gui, feed the mule some fodder." Old Hu told Hu Gui that he should take Li Yu and Erya through the village and up the mountain ridge.

Li Yufang found that there were only about thirty households in the village. After walking for a while, a long list of villagers followed him.

Old man Hu took Li Yu up a hill and pointed to the sorghum planted on the hill. "This mountainous area has more than 100 acres. It is considered a good harvest. There is a piece over there where the harvest is much worse." .”

Li Yu stood on it and took a look. Visually, the flat land on the hill was only thirty or forty acres at most. Looking down, he saw some sorghum scattered on the slope.

Li Yu bent down to pick up a piece of soil, rubbed it, and found it was quite soft. Standing on the hill and looking down, the entire hill was about five or six stories high. Li Yu thought that if there was a water source, terraced fields could be developed, but he had only seen terraced fields and had never built them before. He was not completely sure whether the transformation could be successful. He would look at the other ones first.

Li Yu looked up and looked around, and saw that most of the land in front of him was filled with continuous hills. Some were planted with sorghum, and some were just abandoned. There were more than a dozen hills in a row, and there were continuous hills. Mountain.

When Old Man Hu saw Li Yu looking at the slope in silence, his heart seemed to be hanging in the air with no where to go. The villagers behind him also looked at Li Yu eagerly, expecting her to say something.

Li Yu looked around, turned around and asked Old Man Hu: "Old man, where does the water you water your fields come from?"

Old Man Hu smiled bitterly and pointed to a large mountain to the east, "There is an underground ditch in the cave halfway up that mountain. We carried water from there to water the ground."

Li Yu's eyes lit up after hearing this. It would be much easier if there was a water source. "Take me over and have a look."

When Old Man Hu saw Li Yu wanting to see the water source, he felt there was a glimmer of hope. Seeing Li Yu excited, he said, "Okay, you come with me."

Old man Hu took Li Yu to the east of the hill and down to a manually dug step path.

"That cave was after the flash flood that year. There was yellow muddy water everywhere. Everyone couldn't find water to drink. They were looking for water everywhere. A child discovered it when he saw water flowing down from it." Old Man Hu said to Li Yu.

It took me half an hour to get there, looking at the mountain road not far away.

Halfway up the mountain on the other side, Old Man Hu pointed to the cave in front of him, "Miss Li, there is a hidden ditch in there. The ditch is three feet wide and the water flow looks very slow. As long as it rains heavily for a few days, the water will overflow out of the cave." , even if there is a lot of water in the sky, I don’t know where it comes from.”

Li Yu nodded, climbed to the entrance of the cave and saw a cave as big as the entrance of a cave dwelling. Old Man Hu took the lead into the cave and lit the torch inserted at the entrance of the cave. The cave became brighter. Old Man Hu said with a smile: "We come here often To carry water, I put a torch and flint here for everyone to use more conveniently."

"Oh!" Li Yu smiled and looked inside the cave and found that the cave was about ten square meters in size. After entering the cave and walking more than ten steps inside, he saw the dark ditch that Old Man Hu was talking about, which was leaning against the cliff. The wall stretches across the cave, as wide as a wooden table. The entrance to the cave cannot be seen from either end. The water looks very deep. It is dark and dark, and there is no sign of water flow.

Li Yu took a look and walked back to the entrance of the cave. He looked at the hill opposite and thought: diverting the water will solve the irrigation problem. After visual inspection, Li Yu felt that the distance to the opposite direction was only a hundred meters at most.

Li Yu remained silent, and Old Man Hu looked at Li Yu anxiously.

Li Yu turned back and glanced at Old Man Hu: "I have thought of a way. Let's go back first and I will talk to you later."

After hearing this, Old Man Hu's hands began to shake with excitement. He could only nod his head and say yes, and could not say anything else.

The three of them walked outside the cave and saw dozens of villagers following outside. After bowing to Li Yu, they looked at Old Man Hu eagerly. Old Man Hu waved to them, "Go back first. Miss Li said she has a Just tell us if you can find a way back."

A group of people returned to the hill excitedly and were about to go down. Li Yu called out to Old Man Hu, "Have you ever heard of terraced fields?"

"Terraces? I've never heard of them. What are they like?" Old Man Hu asked, shaking his head.

Li Yu organized his language and explained, "Terraces are dug and transformed according to the terrain of the hillside. Just like the mountain road you built, they go down layer by layer. After they are repaired, they look like stairs, and they are called terraces. .”

Old man Hu and other villagers stared at Li Yu with wide eyes.

Old man Hu hesitated and asked, "Have you seen this girl?"

Li Yu looked at Old Man Hu and said sincerely: "I have only seen it in books and know the general method, but I have never actually built it, so I am not completely sure that it will succeed. If you are not afraid of failure, I will Let me tell you the general situation and you can give it a try."